High-class maid

Chapter 238 Go ahead and rob it.

Shen Xing'er pointed to the exquisite embroidery in front of her and said.

I've been so busy lately, running around for this shop, but I've finally managed to find some time to visit Zhang Yuzhu.

"Okay, but wouldn't it be a bit too stingy to give us just these things?" Wang asked worriedly.

“We are just ordinary people. If we send them expensive gifts, it might seem like we are trying to curry favor. It would be better to send something thoughtful, which shows that we care about them.”

Shen Xing'er said.

After all, Zhang Yuzhu's experience in Jinling was not honorable, and the Princess had also given him a reward. If he frequently visited the Princess's residence, it would probably remind Zhang Yuzhu of her painful memories.

But if I don't go, I'll lose good connections. I haven't seen them for several months now, so it wouldn't be too abrupt to visit them in a few days.

“Alright, Mother will go buy a nice box and put the embroidery in it; it will look nicer that way,” said Madam Wang.

"By the way, do you still have a lot of pickled vegetables at home? Why don't you take some with you to Yuzhu?" Shen Xing'er said.

Putting aside everything else, her mother, Wang, made truly exceptional pickled vegetables, which were praised by all the neighbors who had tried them.

The princess is used to delicacies from land and sea, so sending some farm-style dishes would be a refreshing change.

"Alright, Mother will go and buy some nice jars for storing pickled vegetables. After all, it's being sent to the Princess's residence; it wouldn't be good if they were too shabby."

Wang immediately made a decision.

"it is good."

After finishing work in the evening, Shen Kun didn't go home to any of the other families, but went straight to Wu Xun's house.

"How is it? Has this young master still not woken up?"

As soon as she entered the house, Shan Tao asked impatiently.

"Reporting to Miss, this young master woke up once at noon with a high fever. After being given some medicine, he fell asleep again, and the fever has just subsided."

"It's good that you've returned it. Did you drink the rice porridge I cooked?" Shen Xing'er asked.

"No, the young master only woke up once, and it was because he was hot. After being given medicine, he fell asleep again in a daze," the servant replied.

Upon hearing this, Shan Tao frowned with heartache. She looked at the boy lying on the bed. They had only been apart for half a day, yet they had almost been separated forever.

Now he has long lost the vigor he had in Jinling, and lies on the bed like an empty shell, without a trace of life.

"Uncle and Aunt, you should go back first. I'll stay here and take care of her for a while. Let this lady rest too," Shan Tao said unconsciously.

Shen Kun and Wang Shi exchanged a glance, assuming that Shan Tao was just being overly enthusiastic, and went home without giving it much thought.

Shen Xing'er, however, couldn't help but glance at Shan Tao a few more times, feeling that the girl's concern was mixed with strange emotions.

"Then go home later, I'll make you braised pork today." Shen Xing'er patted her shoulder and went home herself.

Shan Tao didn't hear anything and just stood there in front of Wu Xunzhi, lost in thought.

"Xiaoshan Tao is starting to fall in love," Shen Xing'er muttered to herself.

"anyone there?"

Just after Shen Xing'er and her family left, a woman's voice came from inside the courtyard.

"Who are you?" Shan Tao lifted the curtain and went in, where she saw a middle-aged couple dressed in bright colors standing in the courtyard.

Is Scholar Wu inside?

The woman did not answer her question, but instead looked into the house.

Shan Tao moved aside, blocking her view. As someone who worked at the Ministry of Rites, she instinctively felt that these two were there to cause trouble.

"May I ask who you two are?" Yamamoto asked.

"and who are you?"

The woman did not answer Shan Tao, but instead looked her up and down. Seeing that the fabric she was wearing was better than her own, and that she was wearing a gilded hairpin at such a young age, she temporarily put away her contempt.

"If you're not going to tell me, then I'm going in." Seeing that the visitor was hostile, Shan Tao turned around and was about to go inside.

“Hey, you’re such a boring girl. We’re the owners of this house. We heard that Scholar Wu’s mother died a violent death at home, so we came to see for ourselves,” the woman said.

"Isn't the owner of this house an old man? And who are you?" Shan Tao asked.

“Of course I am her daughter-in-law,” the woman said.

"Come in," Shan Tao said, unable to refuse them, so she opened the curtain and welcomed them in.

The couple didn't go inside, but stood at the doorway and looked around. Only after confirming that the person on the bed was Wu Xun did the woman speak.

“Young lady, Wu Xiucai’s mother died a violent death at home. How can anyone live in our house? If we continue to rent it out, no one will dare to take it!” She tossed her handkerchief and said, feigning difficulty.

Shan Tao sneered. So visiting the patient was a pretense; his real purpose was to seek justice for himself.

"Auntie, Wu Xiucai is currently unconscious. Why don't we wait until he wakes up? He will definitely give you an explanation," Shan Tao advised kindly.

"No! This mother and son are desperately poor. They don't even have a decent vegetable in their house. If you secretly move away one day, where will I go to cry?"

The woman stood with her hands on her hips, her brows furrowed, and said.

“But his mother’s body is barely cold, and now he himself is unconscious and on the verge of death. There’s no use in you making a scene here!” Shan Tao said.

She understood the couple's concerns, but Wu Xiucai had only been assassinated the night before, and for these two to come demanding an explanation the very next day was going too far!

"I don't care, he's unconscious, but you're still here! You have to give me an explanation!" The woman simply sat down on a bench in the courtyard, clearly indicating that she wouldn't leave without the money.

“Okay, you name the price, I’ll buy it!” Shan Tao said.

The couple exchanged a surprised glance. They had originally planned to extort money from Wu Xiucai before leaving, but they never expected the girl to be so generous and actually want to buy it!

"Not much, just four hundred taels," the man who hadn't spoken until now said.

He stroked his long beard, his eyes darting around, clearly already considering Shan Tao a sucker.

"Only four hundred taels!" Shan Tao said.

The couple took a deep breath, feeling that there was a chance.

"Go ahead and rob it," Shan Tao said, then turned and walked into the house.

"Hey, hey, girl, money is negotiable! Why do you always have to leave!" The woman, disregarding the consequences, tugged at Shan Tao's skirt and said.

"Hmph, I know your concerns, which is why I was willing to buy the yard, but you're taking advantage of my youth and asking for an exorbitant price! Let's not talk about it anymore!"

"I'm furious," Shan Tao said.

Seeing that the girl, though young, was not to be underestimated, the couple stopped looking down on her. Finally, the man said...

“Alright, since the young lady is honest, we won’t ask for an exorbitant price. The fair price is three hundred and fifty taels.” He held up his finger and said.

"No way! A shop on Chang'an Street only costs 380 taels. How dare you ask me for 350 taels for a small courtyard like yours?" Shan Tao said in shock.

“Young lady, our location is excellent, and our neighbors are all law-abiding citizens. How can it be compared to a shop?” The man’s beard bristled with anger.

He was a scholar who despised merchants more than anything else in his life; otherwise, he wouldn't have rented the courtyard to the penniless Wu Xun and his mother against his wife's wishes.